WITH THIS HEART by Heather Alexander

Fiction, Time Travel Romance, Third in Kincaid Brothers Series

5*****

Blurb: When a mysterious portal thrusts 19th-century physician, Dr. Caroline MacKenzie, into present-day Montana, she discovers two irresistible cutting-edge medicine and the smoldering gaze of James Matheson Kincaid. Despite his burning hatred for the portal that once tore his family apart, James can’t deny the fever the raven-haired beauty from another time ignites within him. Their days together become more precious when they learn about the portal’s looming Caroline must return to 1883 before December 31st or cause severe catastrophic reconfigurations to the timeline. The couple gives in to the passionate desire building between them and confesses their love for each other. But Caroline uncovers a painful truth that tips her decision and sends her back through the shimmering portal to save her mentor. Can James overcome his deepest fear of the portal to reclaim the woman who’s captured his heart…or will Caroline be trapped in the past forever without the love of her life? 

THOUGHTS: I really enjoyed this book though I did have a little trouble getting into it at first. I wasn’t sure who some of the people were and what the relationship was between them all, but the author brought in the backstory in such a way as to make it clearer. By the end of the story, I was completely invested in the relationship between Caroline and James. And yes, there was an issue since she was in 1883 and he… wasn’t. But come on, this is a romance so you knew something had to work out between them somewhere and somehow.

In this story, Caroline is a doctor in a small western town in 1883. While it’s unusual for a woman to be a doctor in that time, she works with a trusted doctor and the townspeople come to trust her (eventually). When a bright blue light appears in her barn, she investigates and gets pulled into current day and into the life of James Kincaid. His two brothers and their girlfriends/wives got pulled back in time and then back to now so he knows what’s going on—sort of. Over the months that Caroline is here, he falls hard for the smart, beautiful, intriguing woman. When she gets pulled back, he feels as though a part of him has died.

I do recommend that you read the entire series, especially the first two books first so you know what’s going on better. I love the whole “Malachai from the future” part. This is a good story with an intriguing background. Recommended as long as you read the first two first.

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